The Sevens Organisers now have a direct association with Pacific Horizon Travel which is owned and managed by a former President of the Association of Thai Travel Agents and who has previously arranged internal travel for the Australian Defence Reserves Association, inbound Australian and other international travel groups and who is associated with International Sports Tours, North Sydney.

We can offer in-coming Rugby Clubs participating in the “Bangkok Rugby Sevens” an opportunity to capitalize on their travel experience to include golf, the beach or sight-seeing packages to suit their individual requirements.

GOLF

Thailand is a golfer’s paradise with over 200 top-class courses all round the Country. Golf and accommodation packages can be arranged with transport included.

DIVING

Thailand boasts some of the most beautiful dive sites in the world from Trat in the East, Pattaya & Samet in the South, Hua Hin & Samui in the Gulf and the renowned Andaman Sea to the West. Day-only or live-aboard tours and accommodation and transport is available.

HISTORY

Visit the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thai-Burma Railway Museum and Hell Fire Pass to explore the history surrounding prisoners-of-war on the World War 2 “Death Railway” — this tour has become a must for many over the past 9–10 years as more of the history is uncovered.

Tiger Temple & Elephant Camp

Visits to the these wonderful centres can be included in your History Tour on the way back from Hell Fire Pass. Get to pat the tigers and ride the elephants.

Cambodia, Vietnam & Laos

Budget airlines, NokAir, AirAsia, Bangkok Airways & others connect with these exotic and historical Countries. PacTravel can help you out here or just book on-line to suit your own requirements.

Let us know how long you can stay, what you would like to achieve, at what level of expenditure and we will recommend a ‘package’ for you.

Accommodation

Brunsworth Ltd is pleased to announce that the “Tournament Hotel” for 2008 will again be the Royal Benja Hotel Soi 5, Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok - the Hotel has agreed to maintain its 2007 room rates for the 2008 Bangkok Sevens. The Hotel is providing a ‘block booking’ for this Event.

The Hotel will again provide wholesale rates for Bangkok Sevens teams and supporters at Baht 1,500 net inclusive of 10% Service charge and Govt VAT plus ABF for both single or twin-share rooms. This allows team costs to be kept to a minimum while providing the benefits of a very good standard hotel, conveniently located and close to entertainment, shopping and transport in easy walking distance of the Royal Benja.

Reservations

These rates are available only with Pacific Horizon Travel Bangkok and reservations can only be made direct to the company or via your team’s own Travel Agent. A Reservations Pro-forma will be provided as required. Reservations need to be confirmed NLT 20th September

To simplify check-out procedures, on arrival Team Managers will be provided an Invoice for the Team accommodation package only, by Pacific Horizon Travel (unless booked through your Agent) and bulk payment can be made in cash to the Company representative at the Hotel when checking out. Individuals will still be responsible for their own mini-bar expenses via the usual signed, credit card voucher on check-in with the Hotel. If paying Pacific Horizon Travel by credit card however, a 3% fee will be added – 4% for overseas transactions.
NB- a ‘no-show’ cancellation fee will apply if rooms are cancelled five days or less before originally requested reservation dates.

Facilities

Stadium buses will operate from the front entrance of the Hotel on a shuttle basis to get you to the ground on time.
Check the Tournament Program for timings.

The Royal Benja Hotel offers:

• Health Centre with swimming pool & outdoor bar, sauna & steam room.
• Coffee Shop open 24 hrs
• Internet access

Address: 39 Sukhumvit Rd (Soi 5), Bangkok, 10110 Thailand. Tel: +66 2 655 2020 Fax: +66 2 655 7370

The City

Bangkok provides a wide variety of tourist activities, shopping and nightlife to keep the average person going indefinitely and there’s easy access to fun cities and locations in Pattaya, Phuket, Hua Hin, Koh Samui, Koh Samet, Chiang Mai or Kanchanaburi so extend your stay to enjoy the sights, the beaches or have a round of golf.

Thai culture and cheap prices go hand in glove in Thailand and you’ll find all these terrific holiday destinations have a great variety of international cuisine, cheap accommodation, exotic night spots, pubs and bars and access to some top-class golf courses and of course there’s always the Muay Thai boxing! See - “Holiday Options”

Visas Tourists from most Countries are permitted to stay 15-30 days in the Kingdom without a visa but please check www.thaivisa.com

Passports It is recommended that travelers secure their passport in the hotel and just carry a photocopy. Lost or stolen passports need to be reported to your Embassy as soon as you are able but none work on weekends so your contact will be with the Duty Officer.To be avoided!!

Currency & ATMs Currency is in Thai Baht and Currency Exchanges and ATMs are located around the Airport and everywhere in the City, open until 9.00pm, 7 days a week. They are English language capable and accept all major cards.

Sports Bars
The Southerners RFC home base is now back to Bangkok Sevens sponsors, The Londoner Pub on the corner of Soi 33, they will host the annual ‘Tournament Welcome Party’ on Friday night, before the Tournament. The Old Bangkok Bangers RFC base is the Wall Street Bar while other recommended locations include, Gullivers Bar in Sukhumvit Soi 5. Nana Entertainment Plaza in Sukhumvit Soi 4 and the Soi Cowboy Area off Sukhumvit Soi 23.

Team Manual Download the Team Manual pdf for additional information.

The Men’s competition will be limited to 20 teams with a format based on 5 Pools of 4 teams, see Rules & Laws.

The format for the “Woods Bagot” Women’s Sevens remains unchanged.

The “Xpotential” U15 years Boys “Rugby Challenge” will be open for 16 to 20 schools in and will be played at the Bangkok Patana School on 1st & 2nd November.

2007 results are posted in full at “Background & Tournament Results” on this site.

The first Bangkok Sevens in 1995 included just 4 international teams and 14 others from the Thai and Expatriate rugby community in Bangkok. Two Kiwi sides, Te Awamutu and Hamilton OBs fought out the first Cup final with the former taking the trophy.

Tournament Aims have incorporated focusing broader international attention on Thailand as a rugby destination where the fun & excitement of Thai culture mixes with the full on pace & fast action of Sevens rugby. The Thai Rugby Union fully endorses the Bangkok Sevens and is keen to develop National team skills and success in regional tournaments.

The Sevens Program now includes 4 Divisions - Senior Men & Women, U15 yrs Junior Boys and since 2001, a Veteran’s Division for over 35s. Fiji’s Davetalevu has won the Men’s Cup five times but not without fierce opposition from the Kiwis, the French and the Aussies. (See Archive Results). Other Men’s Cup winners have come from Australia, New Zealand, UK, Malaysia and the USA.

The Bangkok Sevens has attracted over 18 Countries from the far-flung Pacific Island Nation of Niue to Japan, France and South Africa to play in arguably, “the Best Sevens in South East Asia”.

Welcome to the Bangkok Sevens